Pueblo, CO 81004
What: The ASCLS-Colorado Southern District Pueblo Fall Seminar
When: Friday, October 28, 2016, 8:00 - 4:30 pm
Where: Dorcy Cancer Center Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Saint Mary-Corwin Medical Center
Register: You can register on line and pay by credit card or check; you can also send in a check with the paper application available on the ASCLS-CO website. Send checks to Tom Vialpando. 3130 W. 18th Street. Pueblo, CO 81003
REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND CATCHING UP WITH OLD FRIENDS: 8:00 - 8:30AM
Breakfast generously provided by Fisher ~ Lunch generously provided by Nanosphere!
MORNING SESSIONS. 8:30AM - 12:00 PM (3.0 CONTACT HOURS)
8:30 - 9:30 AM #1 (1.0 CEU)
From Mosquitos to SEX: What you should know about Zika virus
Leah Colton, PhD. Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Epidemiologist. Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division. Colorado Department of Public Health and Envirnoment.
Zika virus emerged in the Americas in 2015 as just another mosquito-borne disease. Perceptions quickly changed and concerns mounted as Brazil began reporting an increased incidence of microcephaly in infants born to mothers who were infected with Zika during their pregnancy. Learn more about Zika virus in this session.
9:45 - 10:45 am #2 (1.0 CEU)
Blood Bank Regulations - Where do they get this stuff from?
Sara R. Briggs, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB. AABB Assessor, CAP Inspector. Blood Bank Supervisor. Parkview Medical Center.
Blood Bank regulations can be confusing and recommendations from inspectors can be even more complicated. This session will discuss commonly cited blood bank regulations, fundamental explanations of the requirements and resources to help you prepare and respond to inspection deficiencies.
11:00 -12:00 AM #3 (1.0 CEU)
Malaria: A Comprehensive Review and update
Scot Potts, MD, Pathologist Parkview Medical Center
This session will provide a review of malaria, including lab diagnosis, morphology, parasite life cycle, clinical manifestations, geographic distribution, prophylaxis, treatment and potential applications for gene therapy in malaria prevention.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS. 1:00 – 4:30 PM (3.0 Contact Hours)
1:00 – 2:00 PM #4 (1.0 CEU)
Enhancing Patient Care with Molecular Diagnostics
Kim VanHoose MT (ASCP). Molecular Training Specialist. Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
This session will provide an overview of the importance of laboratory diagnostics and the clinical benefits of molecular testing with illumigene.
2:15-3:15 PM #5 (1.0 CEU)
Sysmex_XN Technology, Beyond a Better Box
Krista M. Curcio, MBA, MT (ASCP). Manager, Field Product Support.\Sysmex America, Inc.
This session provides an overview of Sysmex technology. This includes how it functions by producing the various parameters of the CBC and differential. This will highlight how this technology improves operational efficiency and clinically relevant information to the clinician through advanced clinical parameters.
3:30-4:30 PM #6 (1.0 CEU)
Procalcitonin for the Community Hospital
Jason Stienecker, DO. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Parkview Medical Center
A discussion of the current acceptable and cost effective use of procalcitonin testing in the community hospital setting will be provided in this session.
The Clinical Laboratory Collaborative Conference (CLCC) is a joint meeting of laboratory professional organizations from two Rocky Mountain states. These groups are the:
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Colorado (ASCLS-CO)
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Wyoming (ASCLS-WY)
CLCC is held every spring, in the Colorado Front Range area or southern Wyoming. It is a two day event with continuing education, an exhibit hall, and time to network with colleagues.
As of 2021 all education sessions are recorded. This is allowing for anyone who is unable to attend the conference in-person the ability to access the recorded sessions on demand for a designated time period through a registration process.
Once you have viewed the desired session recordings, you will be instructed to claim your CEU credits at http://ceorganizer.ascls.org/
In-person education conferences provide so much more than just a recording, however, if you are unable to attend the conference you will still be able to access the information from all of the great speakers at CLCC. Details for recorded sessions only registration will be shared on the meeting website, https://clcconline.org and through email notifications.
ASCLS-CO and ASCLS-WY are approved as providers of continuing education in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® (Professional Acknowledgement of Continuing Education) program. Each CLCC session is P.A.C.E.® -approved and may be used for certification maintenance.
What: The ASCLS-Colorado Southern District Pueblo Fall Seminar
When: Friday, October 28, 2016, 8:00 - 4:30 pm
Where: Dorcy Cancer Center Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Saint Mary-Corwin Medical Center
Register: You can register on line and pay by credit card or check; you can also send in a check with the paper application available on the ASCLS-CO website. Send checks to Tom Vialpando. 3130 W. 18th Street. Pueblo, CO 81003
REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND CATCHING UP WITH OLD FRIENDS: 8:00 - 8:30AM
Breakfast generously provided by Fisher ~ Lunch generously provided by Nanosphere!
MORNING SESSIONS. 8:30AM - 12:00 PM (3.0 CONTACT HOURS)
8:30 - 9:30 AM #1 (1.0 CEU)
From Mosquitos to SEX: What you should know about Zika virus
Leah Colton, PhD. Medical Entomology and Zoonoses Epidemiologist. Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division. Colorado Department of Public Health and Envirnoment.
Zika virus emerged in the Americas in 2015 as just another mosquito-borne disease. Perceptions quickly changed and concerns mounted as Brazil began reporting an increased incidence of microcephaly in infants born to mothers who were infected with Zika during their pregnancy. Learn more about Zika virus in this session.
9:45 - 10:45 am #2 (1.0 CEU)
Blood Bank Regulations - Where do they get this stuff from?
Sara R. Briggs, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB. AABB Assessor, CAP Inspector. Blood Bank Supervisor. Parkview Medical Center.
Blood Bank regulations can be confusing and recommendations from inspectors can be even more complicated. This session will discuss commonly cited blood bank regulations, fundamental explanations of the requirements and resources to help you prepare and respond to inspection deficiencies.
11:00 -12:00 AM #3 (1.0 CEU)
Malaria: A Comprehensive Review and update
Scot Potts, MD, Pathologist Parkview Medical Center
This session will provide a review of malaria, including lab diagnosis, morphology, parasite life cycle, clinical manifestations, geographic distribution, prophylaxis, treatment and potential applications for gene therapy in malaria prevention.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS. 1:00 – 4:30 PM (3.0 Contact Hours)
1:00 – 2:00 PM #4 (1.0 CEU)
Enhancing Patient Care with Molecular Diagnostics
Kim VanHoose MT (ASCP). Molecular Training Specialist. Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
This session will provide an overview of the importance of laboratory diagnostics and the clinical benefits of molecular testing with illumigene.
2:15-3:15 PM #5 (1.0 CEU)
Sysmex_XN Technology, Beyond a Better Box
Krista M. Curcio, MBA, MT (ASCP). Manager, Field Product Support.\Sysmex America, Inc.
This session provides an overview of Sysmex technology. This includes how it functions by producing the various parameters of the CBC and differential. This will highlight how this technology improves operational efficiency and clinically relevant information to the clinician through advanced clinical parameters.
3:30-4:30 PM #6 (1.0 CEU)
Procalcitonin for the Community Hospital
Jason Stienecker, DO. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Parkview Medical Center
A discussion of the current acceptable and cost effective use of procalcitonin testing in the community hospital setting will be provided in this session.